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April 14, 1978

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Royals Stadium - April 14, 1978
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Balk
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
Clint Hurdle
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Tom Poquette
Andre Thornton
Duane Kuiper
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Doug Bird now pitching. The umpire calls a balk on Bird Kuiper moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Grubb strikes out.
Top 8 Steve Mingori now pitching. Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle juggles the ball. That's an error on Hurdle.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Manning. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Manning steals third.
Top 7 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second.
Top 7 Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hurdle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise throws to second for one, and Blanks throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuiper.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kuiper takes first base on ball four. Dade moves to second.
Top 5 Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores.
Top 5 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Splittorff, and towards White, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third.
Top 5 Manning is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 White is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hurdle hits a line drive towards short. Blanks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. Porter goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Horton strikes out.
Top 4 Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Thornton reaches second base with a double. Grubb moves to third.
Top 4 Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Poquette hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dade hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Dade reaches second base with a double. Poquette throws the ball in to Brett who tags Dade trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Manning hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Patek. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to home to get Otis. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grubb strikes out.
Top 1 Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.